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If you place a wooden owl on your balcony, you will scare the birds away…for a very short time. They will not be fooled for long, and some birds, especially pigeons and crows, often perch on top of owl decoys.

It is better to place things there that move in the wind. Try ribbons, with a long end blowing in the breeze, or use ribbon to tie old CDs to the balcony. Birds do not like the flashing of the sunlight off the twirling CDs. Pinwheels and whirleygigs are also good.

You can also use sound, like the recorded call of a hawk.

Get the permission of your landlord before placing anything on your balcony that might annoy other tenants.

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The description doesn't say…so maybe somebody with bird expertise could tell me what it is? Thank you.
Whoops sry! I didn't know the link went to all of them. I want to identify the bottom left bird.

Easy! It's a Robin.

Have a nice day!

I was watching these birds above a pond near where I live in Utah. They were grey/white on the bodies and had a grey head. They were just smaller then a common seagull, but they were shaped like what I believe to be a Tern (a swallow, except thinner wings and longer, two point tails). They would hoover above the pond for a bit then pull in their wings and dive into the water and come out almost five seconds later. They made a shrill clicking sound. Does ANYONE know what particular type of bird this might've been?

Forster Tern or
Common Tern or
Least Tern
http://www.utahbirds.org/birdsofutah/

No. Birds do not have the ability to change sexes.

is there something special I need to do when putting up a finch sock for the first time?
this is a commercial pre-filled sock with thistle seeds made by "kaytee"

Birds usually don't need supplementary feeding in Spring/Summer. I'm not entirely sure what a "finch sock" is but most finches are feeding on weed seeds and feeding their young on caterpillars and bugs. They will appreciate your putting food out in the Autumn and Winter when natural food is scarce.

I was thinking of a cockatiel, can they be housed together?

when it comes to birds it's not a good idea to mix species…parakeets can be little bullys and pick on a passive cockatiel..

Basically if your going to get a second bird you may as well buy another cage to house it it..as when you bring in a new bird you will have to quarantine it away from your budgie for at least 35-45 days in a completely separate room away from your budgie quarantine is necessary to keep your budgie from being exposed to any illness or disease the new bird might be carrying..once quarantine is over you will need to take your new bird to a specialized bird vet for a complete well bird exam which includes blood work and a gram stain to make sure the new bird is in good health and not sick or carrying any disease..

Once the vet says your new bird is healthy you can place the cages side by side so your budgie and the new bird can talk and chatter to each other..you will have to supervise any out of cage time they have together and if there are any problems of one picking or bullying the other you will have to give them separate times out of the cage..

Have you checked the owl to see why it's not working…solar or batteries.? either way solar uses batteries.
Creatures and Critters……..You might find something in this link. Be sure and look at the prices befor you purchase.
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Another owl for $18.99
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Looking for an identification of a bird i saw today at a baseball game. I knew the bird was in the Swallow/Swift/Martin family, and then looked around the web and foudn the "Passerine" body classification, but could not find anywhere to identify the bird. The bird had a white belly, and the tail appeared black, except for a distinct white ring.
I'm in the Maryland/Virginia area, and was at a Washington Nationals baseball game.

Looking at the bird in flight, the underbelly was white, with a dark color black forked tail. just before the fork was a ring of white color
there were two birds, both small, but they were constantly in flight….dipping diving, erratic flying.

It sounds like an Eastern Kingbird. Did it look like this?
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?source=&parkid=&searchText=kingbird&allSpecies=y&shapeID=0&lshapeID=0&curAbbr=&lastView=default&lastGroup=1&lastRegion=&lastFilter=4&lastShapeName=&trackType=&curRegionID=2207&size=&habitat=&fruit=&color=&sortBy=family&curFamilyID=&regionSelect=Mid-Atlantic&regionZIP=&curGroupID=1&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=2

There are different types of Catfish, some live in Saltwater and some fresh water.

Owls are located all over the world. Check out the link below to see which types are where. There is also a catfish link too.

in wikipedia it says the American robin migrates, but then i see them.

is it possible that they dont migrate in winter depeding on the zone ?

i am in zone 6 b North Carolina.

why and how so for this?

Thanks for your answers1

The American Robin is found in most of it’s range year round. They are not true migrants, some may move locally and some a little further than that, but most do not migrate long distances like other birds. See range map below:
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/American_Robin.html
Blue Jays are considered non-migratory as they move even less than robins. They too are found year round in their range. Map below:
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Blue_Jay.html